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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the threadmaster tell Despereaux to do?
(a) Be brave.
(b) Wait for rescue.
(c) Find his way out.
(d) Search for the leader.

2. What does the beating of the drum tell the Mouse Council members?
(a) That a mouse has been discovered.
(b) That a meeting is being called.
(c) That a crime has been committed.
(d) That an important decision must be made.

3. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?
(a) Like rose petals.
(b) Like small pieces of velvet.
(c) Like bits of cotton.
(d) Like remnants of silk.

4. What does Gregory do?
(a) Chases him into the darkest part of the dungeon.
(b) Burns Roscuro's whiskers.
(c) Locks him in a cage.
(d) Kicks him out.

5. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Whiskers.
(c) Alec.
(d) Chakara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Furlough first notice when Despereaux was born?

2. What is the first thing Despereax notices about the dungeon?

3. What does Roscuro climb to?

4. What does Roscuro do that gets him into trouble with Gregory?

5. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Princess begins to cry?

2. What is the crime that led to the new prisoner being brought down to the dungeon?

3. How does Antoinette react as the last of her babies is being taken to the dungeon?

4. Why does the jailer tell Despereaux that he definitely does not want to be let go in this place?

5. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

6. What other crime did the prisoner admit to committing for which he was never caught or punished?

7. What does the threadmaster ask Despereaux as he is doing his job?

8. What are the basic rules of being a mouse that Despereaux breaks when he hears the music?

9. What is the vote taken by the Mouse Council and what are the results?

10. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?

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